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People Gave Up on Flu Pandemic Measures a Century Ago When They Tired of Them – and Paid a Price
If we have anything to learn from the history of the 1918 influenza pandemic, it is that a premature return to pre-pandemic life risks more cases and more deaths.
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Program Lets Users Design Their Own Quantum Computers
This is the first time that most people will be able to “touch” quantum computing.
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Without Threat Intelligence, AI is Just a Buzzword
Smart threat intelligence starts with good data.
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Why Can't the IRS Just Send Americans a Refund – or a Bill?
At least 30 countries permit return-free filing, including Denmark, Sweden, Spain and the United Kingdom.
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What Trump Got Wrong About Protecting GPS Users and America
The Global Positioning System has become the world’s most widely used tech utility.
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Do You See Yourself in the Room?
This moment in time presents a unique opportunity for the government to embrace representative innovation.
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Why Would Anyone Buy Crypto Art – Let Alone Spend Millions on What's Essentially a Link to a JPEG File?
Within the past few months, activity and prices seemed to snowball. Then the Beeple sale happened.
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Digitization Will Help Public Procurement Comply with FAR in the Biden Era
Procurement rules are changing.
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Commercial Cloud Outages Are a Wake-Up Call
As cloud computing’s versatility gives it the potential to become the easily identifiable “central nodes” of America’s economy, these policies are needed to ensure resilience.
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Billions of Cicadas May Be Coming Soon to Trees Near You
The key feature of Magicicada biology is that these insects emerge in huge numbers.
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It's Not Just a Social Media Problem – How Search Engines Spread Misinformation
Search engines learn to serve you what you and others have clicked on before.
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How Video Game Technology Helps DOD and Schools During Pandemic
Gaming is an underappreciated learning tool.
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Practical Steps to Managing Supply Chain Risk
Like with any new agency initiative, nothing moves forward without executive sponsorship.
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5 Strategies to Prepare Now for the Next Pandemic
First, shore up the systems already in place.
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Debunking Three Myths about Hardware Security
The federal government should consider hardware-enabled security approaches.
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It’s Time for a Cybersecurity Quid Pro Quo
Require companies to disclose breaches to the government in exchange for legal liability limitations.
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Social Media Checks Can Bring Bias into Hiring
“One of the things that cropped up repeatedly was that cybervetting not only judges people’s behavior, but how that behavior is presented,” said a researcher.
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